MikeG
Member
This has been there for quite some time and not sanctioned. The rangers recently reached out to me about this spot and several other spots on blue.
Chimney Rock Conditions
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This has been there for quite some time and not sanctioned. The rangers recently reached out to me about this spot and several other spots on blue.
I was going to say, there seems to be more of this type of stuff popping up on Blue.
MikeG
Member
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The corridor on The Black Trail (Upper) and The Black Trail - River Side (Lower) have been freshly trimmed and all face slappers and thorny things removed from the Gilbride lot to Vosseller Ave. These trails should be good for a little while.
I also did some trimming at the Vosseller Ave crossing to improve visibility to make crossing safer. Some additional trimming needed.
Be sure to check out the changes to the Camp Cromwell Connector that @Kirt, @jdog, @JPark, and several other volunteers (don't know their handle) did during the past week.
The corridor on The Black Trail (Upper) and The Black Trail - River Side (Lower) have been freshly trimmed and all face slappers and thorny things removed from the Gilbride lot to Vosseller Ave. These trails should be good for a little while.
I also did some trimming at the Vosseller Ave crossing to improve visibility to make crossing safer. Some additional trimming needed.
Be sure to check out the changes to the Camp Cromwell Connector that @Kirt, @jdog, @JPark, and several other volunteers (don't know their handle) did during the past week.
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How was blue btw? I’ve avoided that trail for the past two weeks since it’s the last to dry out.
Should be fine tomorrow. Had some wet sections, but most of the normal mud spots were surprisingly good.
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
Thanks, probably heading over today!
MikeG
Member
Thanks for the updates!
I started trimming on lower blue today and looked at solutions for many of the muddy spots on lower blue. More to come in the next week or two.
I’m curious, what can be done about lower blue? To my untrained eye, much of it looks like it sits in a low lying area at the bottom of a valley. What would the remedy be?
Also, you covered just about the entire park! Must’ve been a 14+ mile ride.
With some culverts and careful movement of soil, I’m confident I could make that section bone dry. Keeping in mind that I spent 20 years adding 70 plus pipes and bridges to 6mr.
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The trick is giving water someplace to go, even if it’s just a pit on the side of the trail.
I finally did upper black, the trail that veers away from the Middle Brook between Gilbride and Vosseller. I had been deliberately avoiding the upper trail due to how muddy it was earlier in spring. Today, I was pleased to see it’s almost completely dried out. But I did see you animals left a bunch of ruts behind. 😄
At risk of stating the obvious, the rest of black and yellow, which I also rode, are running superbly.
At risk of stating the obvious, the rest of black and yellow, which I also rode, are running superbly.
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hls811
Well-Known Member
Upper black is dry too.. not quite dusty yet, but dry. 👍🏼
What is shit hole? Is that the section leading up to Gilbride from the bridge behind the ballfields? I know that place stinks after a heavy rain.
rjr44
Well-Known Member
Pretty much. It's the little climb from the water crossing up to Gilbride. There's that one particular little flat spot halfway up that's one of the last to dry out.